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To have worse symptoms after trying to see a GP! I have had enough!!!!!!!!!

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blcakgaragedoor · 07/04/2025 09:33

GP surgery here opens at 8:30 for you to call and get on the telephone triage list.
I was so super lucky to get through at 8:30 bang on and to only be on hold for 12 minutes. Receptionist answers takes my date of birth then nothing, the line is silent and ive obviously been cut off!
Try 141 times again and get through to be told there are no more slots - a recorded message so no one even to explain to. I went down and was told in a sing song learned off line. "I apologise all i can say is try again tomorrow"
ive looked on line and there are no email addresses for the surgery as i wanted to complain. Why are they still using this system and the same recoeded messages from covid times???

Im calling as my peri menopause symptoms are actually making me doubt my sanity at the minute. This nonsense this morning has driven me close to the edge. Im so sick of how broken everything is. At this point i would pay for this advice. Are there private peri menopause HRT clinics i can go to? Im in Northern Ireland.

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toomuchfaff · 07/04/2025 10:10

The "call on the day" is for day appointments, emergency type appointment, ring the surgery and ask for a non urgent. It might be next Tuesday, but its an appointment. That's what I did for my menopause symptoms- after all, you're not dying, you're not sick, you don't need to be seen today, it's a chronic ailment, get a non urgent appointment.

Movinghouseatlast · 07/04/2025 10:07

Have a look on The Menopause Support Network on Facebook. They have a list of private clinics. They also do private consultations and you can then get your GP to prescribe, although that's not much use if you can't see someone.

Have you tried going in or phoning and telling the receptionist how bad you feel, in detail? It's a broken system, makes me so angry.

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blcakgaragedoor · 07/04/2025 10:02

@WingSlutzthank you. Have you used this?

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